Continuity mistake: When Miss Gruwell and the students are discussing junior year for the first time, she has her back turned and she is writing on the board. When she writes, "First Person Na", she turns around before finishing the last word, but in the next shot, "First Person Narrative" is written on the board.
Freedom Writers (2007)
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton
Factual error: At the 7-eleven as the Latino is walking up to the store you can see a 2001 Chevey Van pull out of shot,the film takes place in 1994. Other 2005 model vehicles are seen throughtout the movie.
Continuity mistake: In the scene where they are discussing 'The Diary of Anne Frank', the writing on the chalk board changes from simply "Anne Frank" to a large amount of writing quite a few times.
Erin Gruwell: Does anyone know Homer's the Odyssey?
Andre: I know Homer the Simpson.
Eva: So when's Anne Frank gonna smoke Hitler?
Eva: My PO doesn't understand that schools are like the city and the city is just like a prison.
Question: Did Erin Gruwell really have her students write diaries as shown in the movie?
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Answer: It is my understanding that she "encouraged" her students to keep diaries. Some students did and some of the diary entries were later included in a controversial book (which some people found offensive because of the language used).
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